Weekly Catalog Update for 7/18

PLCB spirits catalog changes for the week of July 18th:

New in-store and online products:

• High West Double Rye 750ML (#030850, Online, $36.99)
• High West Silver Whiskey Western Oat 750ML (#030842, Online, $36.99)
• Stolichnaya Vodka Co-Pack 2000 ML (#003736, One Time, $34.99)

After a long journey, we finally have High West whiskey available to us in the online store. The Double Rye is their newer product, a blend of a two-year-old rye and a sixteen-year-old rye, both sourced from a larger distillery. John Hansell calls it "Perhaps the spiciest American whiskey I have ever tasted, yet at the same time, quite tame and mellow," giving it 90 points.

Silver Oat is produced at High West's facility, and it's one of the most well-balanced and flavorful white whiskeys I've come across. It's a treat to drink on ice and mix with. If you've yet to dip your toes in the white whiskey trend, this is the place to start.

Products back in stock online:

• St George Absinthe Verte 750ML (#010845, Online, $74.99)

The online store recently upgraded their server systems, and a few products have been popping in and out of the catalog as they fix some outstanding database issues. I'm pretty sure this item is actually available for purchase, however.

Delisted SLO products:

• Ardbeg Uigeadail 750 ML (#068984, SLO, $74.99)
• Canne Royal Old Rum 750 ML (#041686, SLO, $9.99)
• Dailys Strawberry Daquiri Pouch 300 ML (#066623, SLO, $1.94)
• El Dorado Rum 25 Yr 750 ML (#058137, SLO, $312.89)
• Grappa di Argante 750 ML (#052113, SLO, $39.89)
• Grappa di Argante Riserva 750 ML (#052164, SLO, $52.99)
• Jewel of Russia Ultra Vodka 1 L (#077369, SLO, $94.49)
• Parrot Bay Passion Fruit 1 L (#057669, SLO, $14.99)
• Siembra Azul Blanco Tequila 750 ML (#504172, SLO, $38.29)

New SLO products:

• Bacardi Rum Oakheart Spiced 1 L (#514367, SLO, $20.79)
• Cocoribe Coconut Rum Liqueur 1 L (#514372, SLO, $10.39)
• Finlandia Raspberry Vodka 1 L (#514368, SLO, $20.79)
• Los Generales Gold Tequila 1 L (#514335, SLO, $10.89)
• Los Generales Silver Tequila 1 L (#514334, SLO, $10.89)
• Midnight Moon Apple 750 ML (#514354, SLO, $22.89)
• Midnight Moon Cherry 750 ML (#514355, SLO, $22.89)
• Midnight Moon Moonshine 750 ML (#514353, SLO, $22.89)
• Midnight Moon Strawberry 750 ML (#514356, SLO, $22.89)
• Pride and Clarke Sour Apple Liqueur 1 L (#514336, SLO, $6.99)
• Ron Abuelo Centuria Rum 750 ML (#514324, SLO, $149.99)
• Ron Abuelo Rum 12 Year 750 ML (#514325, SLO, $43.29)
• Skyy Vodka Grape Infusion 1 L (#514351, SLO, $20.79)
• Sobieski Vodka Cynamon 1 L (#514341, SLO, $12.69)
• Square One Organic Vodka 50 ML (#514352, SLO, $4.89)
• Trybox New Make Whiskey 750 ML (#514375, SLO, $31.99)

What's this? Bacardi is making another attempt at a spiced rum? It seems to be unannounced still but you can check out an ad for it in the July/August issue of Cheers. I admit my curiosity is piqued by the "hint of smokiness," but perhaps not enough to make me want to shell out for a Bacardi product.

The Midnight Moon products are now brokered in PA by Southern, rather than sold direct from the producer like before. This move enabled them to gain enough promotional and sales support to get listed in the regular selection. Expect to see the line in stores later this summer, and I'll have more to say about it then.

Majestic pulled in Heaven Hill's white dog, which they're calling "Trybox New Make," and you can pick that up on SLO. This is the corn new make only--I'll see what we can do about their rye new make. This stuff is good, folks. It's much better than the BT white dog, and right up there with the highly-praised unaged whiskey from producers like High West. But does anyone find it funny that it's selling for twice the price of the aged Heaven Hill whiskeys it would have eventually become?